The Taliban shadow district chief for Nerkh district of Maidan Wardak was killed in an airstrike in the province at around 11:00 PM Thursday, local officials confirmed.
Maidan Wardak provincial governor’s office in a statement said that the airstrike targeted the vehicle of Taliban shadow district chief, Janat Gul while they were enroute from Shah Kabul area of Nerkh district to Kuchiha village.
The statement noted that the shadow district chief was killed along with two key members of the Taliban group in the raid.
This comes as Taliban shadow district chief for Chak Wardak district of the province was killed yesterday in an airstrike.
